UltraTech Cement Limited, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, has achieved a landmark milestone by surpassing 200 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of installed cement manufacturing capacity in India. The company announced the commissioning of three new grinding units located in Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Patratu (Jharkhand), and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
These facilities collectively add 8.7 MTPA to its domestic capacity, taking UltraTech’s total capacity in India to 200.1 MTPA. Including its international operations across the UAE, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka, the company’s global capacity now stands at 205.5 MTPA. With this achievement, UltraTech becomes the largest cement producer in the world outside of China.
Commenting on the milestone, Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said, “This scale is unprecedented. No other company in any sector in India has ever reached this capacity milestone. It positions UltraTech as the largest cement company globally, outside China. Our capacity today is nearly double that of the United States and exceeds the total cement capacity of the European Union.”
UltraTech’s growth has been driven by a balanced mix of organic and inorganic expansion. Of the 200 MTPA capacity, approximately 110 MTPA has been developed through greenfield and brownfield expansions, while the remaining 90 MTPA has been added through strategic acquisitions, including L&T Cement, Jaypee Group assets, Binani Cement, Century Cement, Kesoram Cement, and most recently, India Cements.
The company’s growth trajectory highlights its rapid scale-up: while it took 36 years to reach 100 MTPA in 2019, it has doubled that capacity in less than seven years. The newly commissioned units are expected to strengthen supply chains in key growth regions, supporting infrastructure demand in North India, industrial development in Jharkhand, and urban expansion along Andhra Pradesh’s coastline.
UltraTech Cement is India’s largest cement manufacturer and a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, with a strong global footprint spanning India, the Middle East, and South Asia. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has grown into the world’s largest cement producer outside China, driven by a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. Under the leadership of Kumar Mangalam Birla, UltraTech has consistently scaled its operations, recently surpassing the 200 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) capacity milestone.
The company’s product portfolio includes ordinary Portland cement, Portland blast furnace slag cement, ready-mix concrete, and white cement, catering to infrastructure, housing, and commercial construction sectors. UltraTech’s growth strategy has balanced greenfield and brownfield capacity additions with acquisitions of major cement assets such as L&T Cement, Jaypee Cement, and Binani Cement, enabling rapid market expansion.
Sustainability is a key focus area, with the company investing in waste heat recovery, renewable energy, and low-carbon technologies to reduce its environmental footprint. UltraTech plays a vital role in India’s infrastructure development, supplying materials for highways, urban infrastructure, and large-scale industrial projects. Its scale, operational efficiency, and innovation-driven approach continue to position it as a leader in the global cement industry.
